WINNER OF THE HUGO LOCUS & NEBULA AWARDS Under the caverns of Mercury the Sundiver Mission prepares for a momentous voyage: a journey into the blazing inferno of the sun to seek our destiny in the cosmic order of life. For in a universe where no species can reach sentience without being uplifted by a patron race only humanity
- it seems
- may have climbed to the stars unaided. This is a feat that puzzles & even angers some of the ancient mighty Galactic Clans. Now in a saga that warps from Earth to the far-reaches of five galaxies the greatest mystery of all may be explained.. . This omnibus contains the first three novels in David Brins classic & award-winning science fiction series the Uplift Saga: SUNDIVER STARTIDE RISING & THE UPLIFT WAR.

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Ever think Scrooge had it right before the ghosts ruined his life? Meet Aidan OConner. At one time he was a world-renowned celebrity who gave freely of himself & his money without wanting anything in return.. .until those around him took without asking. Now Aidan wants nothing of the world
- or anyone whos a part of it. When a stranger appears at his doorstep Aidan knows hes seen her before...in his dreams. Born on Olympus as a goddess Leta knows nothing of the human world. But a ruthless enemy has driven her from the world of dreams & into the home of the only man who can help her: Aidan. Her immortal powers are derived from human emotions
- & his anger is just the fuel she needs to defend herself.. . One cold winters night will change their lives forever.. . Trapped together in a brutal winter storm Aidan & Leta must turn to the only power capable of saving them
- or destroying them both: trust.


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This map is part of the Landranger (Pink) series & is designed for people who really want to get to know an area. It



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Darrell & her friends grow together as they share their school days. There are new students to induct sporting matches to be won tempers to control & tricks to play on teachers. This work presents stories about life at boarding school as readers follow the girls' lives through 6 years at Malory Towers. ...

Contains a Bible passage to read a reflection on the passage & prayer followed by a Thought for the Day & a suggested Prayer Focus for the day. This title provides a set of small group questions to fuel discussions within your house group with a prayer partner or just with friends in church. ...

A new war is dawning... For millennia the vampires walked the earth undetected feasting on humans in keeping with ancient tradition. In the Information Age vampires realised they must be more careful to avoid detection. In the late 20th century they created the global Vampire Federation to police vampire activity with special agents like Alex Bishop authorised to hunt down her own kind who break the laws. The old traditions are history. But not all vampires bow down to Federation rule. When rebel vampire Gabriel Stone declares war against them Alex & her team are plunged into danger. Police inspector Joel Solomon haunted by a secret terror of vampires discovers a series of corpses left behind by Stone's bloodthirsty gang. As he & Alex are drawn together in an unlikely alliance between human & vampire the race begins to destroy the evil Stone before his uprising tears their world apart. ...

There's a lot of hot air in the world of business. Wouldn't it be nice just to hear some common sense? That's exactly what John Timpson has got. After four decades running his family business & turning it into one of the high street's biggest success stories he really knows what works & what doesn't. Upside Down Management shares with you all the wisdom he's accumulated in that time. From being the CEO to his trademark 'upside down management' & from breaking the rules to following your conscience this book tells it like it is. Upside Down Management is a fantastic insider's view of what really makes a family business tick. ...

Behavioral economist & New York Times bestselling author of Predictably Irrational Dan Ariely returns to offer a much-needed take on the irrational decisions that influence our dating lives our workplace experiences & our general behaviour up close & personal. In The Upside of Irrationality behavioral economist Dan Ariely will explore the many ways in which our behaviour often leads us astray in terms of our romantic relationships our experiences in the workplace & our temptations to cheat. Blending everyday experience with groundbreaking research Ariely explains how expectations emotions social norms & other invisible seemingly illogical forces skew our reasoning abilities. Among the topics Dan explores are: * What we think will make us happy & what really makes us happy; * How we learn to love the ones we are with; * Why online dating doesnt work & how we can improve on it; * Why learning more about people make us like them less; * Why large bonuses can make CEOs less productive; * How to really motivate people at work; * Why bad directions can help us; * How we fall in love with our ideas; * How we are motivated by revenge; & * What motivates us to cheat. Drawing on the same experimental methods that made Predictably Irrational such a hit Dan will emphasize the important role that irrationality plays in our day-to-day decisionmaking-not just in our financial marketplace but in the most hidden aspects of our lives. ...

Behavioral economist & New York Times bestselling author of Predictably Irrational Dan Ariely returns to offer a much-needed take on the irrational decisions that influence our dating lives our workplace experiences & our general behaviour up close & personal. In The Upside of Irrationality behavioral economist Dan Ariely will explore the many ways in which our behaviour often leads us astray in terms of our romantic relationships our experiences in the workplace & our temptations to cheat. Blending everyday experience with groundbreaking research Ariely explains how expectations emotions social norms & other invisible seemingly illogical forces skew our reasoning abilities. Among the topics Dan explores are: / What we think will make us happy & what really makes us happy; / How we learn to love the ones we are with; / Why online dating doesnt work & how we can improve on it; / Why learning more about people make us like them less; / Why large bonuses can make CEOs less productive; / How to really motivate people at work; / Why bad directions can help us; / How we fall in love with our ideas; / How we are motivated by revenge; & / What motivates us to cheat. Drawing on the same experimental methods that made Predictably Irrational such a hit Dan will emphasize the important role that irrationality plays in our day-to-day decisionmaking--not just in our financial marketplace but in the most hidden aspects of our lives. ...

Suddenly risen to power & influence Samuel Fairbrother manufacturer & retailer of boots shoes & clogs decided that his new station in life deserved a more imposing residence. Accordingly he bought himself a thirty-four-roomed mansion situated on the outskirts of Fellburn. With the house came the butler Maitland who at once made plain his belief that Samuel far from the gentleman his predecessor had been was no more than an upstart. So began a clash of wills between master & man at which Samuel Fairbrother discovered he was at a distinct disadvantage for Maitland was well skilled in the art of maintaining his indispensability. Fairbrother for his part was only too aware that he dare not dispense with Maitlands services. & so an uneasy truce was declared between them. As the years went by & the century turned Samuel Fairbrother saw his children one by one leave the big house to make lives of their own
- all except his eldest daughter Janet who by means of a legacy was enabled to shape the destiny of her fathers scattered family & effect the reconciliation that he thought was impossible.
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